Comments on: How To Handle A Blog Attack http://acrlog.org/2008/07/14/how-to-handle-a-blog-attack/ Blogging by and for academic and research librarians Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sanjeet Mann http://acrlog.org/2008/07/14/how-to-handle-a-blog-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-91641 Sanjeet Mann Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:23:54 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=821#comment-91641 Steven, I just wanted to write to express my appreciation for your work on this blog, and particularly with this topic. As a recent library school graduate who experimented with blogging as a way to disseminate information to a small community (my classmates), I'm excited about blogging as a vehicle for exploring ideas which can "scale" to larger audiences. However, like Amy, I've always been sensitive to the fact that online posters don't always treat others with the same consideration they'd give to people they interact with in real life. Amy's and your reminders - to give commenters the "benefit of the doubt" when their meaning is ambiguous and to strive to focus on the positive value that your blog does bring - are quite helpful. Steven, I just wanted to write to express my appreciation for your work on this blog, and particularly with this topic. As a recent library school graduate who experimented with blogging as a way to disseminate information to a small community (my classmates), I’m excited about blogging as a vehicle for exploring ideas which can “scale” to larger audiences. However, like Amy, I’ve always been sensitive to the fact that online posters don’t always treat others with the same consideration they’d give to people they interact with in real life. Amy’s and your reminders – to give commenters the “benefit of the doubt” when their meaning is ambiguous and to strive to focus on the positive value that your blog does bring – are quite helpful.

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]]> By: Beth http://acrlog.org/2008/07/14/how-to-handle-a-blog-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-90502 Beth Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:25:17 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=821#comment-90502 I greatly appreciate the bloggers in our field. Without them, I would find it difficult to keep up with innovation and all of the other news out there in our field. Thank you to those who do provide this service, usually outside of their normal 40 hour work week. I greatly appreciate the bloggers in our field. Without them, I would find it difficult to keep up with innovation and all of the other news out there in our field. Thank you to those who do provide this service, usually outside of their normal 40 hour work week.

]]> By: Amy http://acrlog.org/2008/07/14/how-to-handle-a-blog-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-89849 Amy Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:08:53 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=821#comment-89849 Thank you for writing on this topic. I feel gun shy as a blogger because I am sensitive to blog attacks or even attacks on my comments in other ppl's blogs. Two things: 1. Some people are really harsh in comments- seriously malicious 2. Some written text can be interpreted with an angry tone, when in fact, the comment may not have been intended to be harsh. The tone of comments, emails, etc can easily be misinterpreted. That's the danger of nonverbal communication. Thank you for writing on this topic. I feel gun shy as a blogger because I am sensitive to blog attacks or even attacks on my comments in other ppl’s blogs. Two things:

1. Some people are really harsh in comments- seriously malicious
2. Some written text can be interpreted with an angry tone, when in fact, the comment may not have been intended to be harsh. The tone of comments, emails, etc can easily be misinterpreted. That’s the danger of nonverbal communication.

]]> By: EG http://acrlog.org/2008/07/14/how-to-handle-a-blog-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-89821 EG Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:20:59 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=821#comment-89821 It's so true. If you've been blogging even just a little while, you've probably experienced the infamous anonymous blogger. And it's amazing how just a few of their hurtful and anonymous words can wipe out the heaps of constructive comments or kind praise. I once heard from a child psychologist that it takes 5 positive comments to wipe out the effects of one negative comment. I guess that might be true for adults as well. It’s so true. If you’ve been blogging even just a little while, you’ve probably experienced the infamous anonymous blogger. And it’s amazing how just a few of their hurtful and anonymous words can wipe out the heaps of constructive comments or kind praise. I once heard from a child psychologist that it takes 5 positive comments to wipe out the effects of one negative comment. I guess that might be true for adults as well.

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